Where does “semic” come from?

semic (English) comes from English semé, from Japanese 攻め, from Japanese 攻める — attack; assault.

semic (English): Relating to a seme; constituting a seme

Definitions

  1. Relating to a seme; constituting a seme

Ancestry of “semic”, step by step

semic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English semé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseméSprinkled, sown, strewn: said of a field or...
2Japanese攻め—
3Japanese攻めるattack; assault

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of

via French sémique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsémique—
Every word from Japanese 攻める →Every word from Japanese 攻め →Every word from English semé →